Do you get
excited when an invite arrives.
I do !
As then I
check dates to see if we can allow a few extra days to throw in a holiday as
well.
This month
we have been lucky to be able to attend our nieces 30th birthday and
a few weeks later, an engagement party. A 60th birthday is also
looming up quickly
And all on
the beautiful Bellarine Peninsula
Our trip to
the 30th birthday did not involve our caravan as we also had a family
function in Melbourne the same weekend. We
accepted the offer of a bed for the night from our Melbourne host so dinner, drinks and lots
of laughter concluded a fun filled few days.
Two weeks later
we were on the road heading back to the Bellarine Peninsula, where our caravan
park of choice is the Bellarine Bayside at Portarlington.
Site fees
for three nights are equal to one night in a motel so we can see the benefit of
having our caravan.
Many
retirees will purchase a van with the intent of doing “The Big Lap “; or
families will purchase a van so they can enjoy holidays that fit into
their budget.
But we all
have that one thing in common; we are all members of the “ Caravan owners
enjoyment Club " That great Aussie country style caravan wave as we travel along that stretch of dark coloured road shows that we all have that common interest of acknowledging other caravan drivers.
Whatever the
reason for our initial caravan or camper purchase, we all have the same agenda:
to enjoy our life, to respect everyone and to offer advice, help and friendship
when it is required.
Our ensuite
site at Portarlington looked straight out across the bay. So relaxing; enjoying
the changing colours of the water and the dancing antics of the sea birds.
We have
always found that the weather can change quite dramatically so we awoke to
quite a bit of rain on the Saturday morning. The engaged couple were a bit
stressed, but the party had to proceed anyway. The wet weather was just a minor
distraction, but it did not dampen the enjoyment of celebrating with Bethany and Will, their parents and relatives from South Australia. Me, well I just had to reassess my outfit choice. Certainly not weather for open toed sandals. That is the
thing with caravans, there is only limited storage space, but we all make do!
Off and on
it rained but the wind that came in the next day was horrendous. Now I am, let’s
say, a sturdy size, and I struggled to stand upright.
We managed a wander
around the Queenscliffe market , as it is in a slightly protected area, followed by a catch up lunch with a longtime friend. If you are
on the Bellarine during market season check them out. There are some very
clever people down that way.
Hubby enjoys
watching ships come through the heads but that certainly was not an enjoyable Sunday
pastime.
Fed up with
being blown backwards every time you tried to walk anywhere we gave up and
headed back to the van.
And we were
very happy to discover the friendship, help and camaraderie of our caravan site
neighbour. He had seen that the wind was
causing havoc with our awning so he tightened it up which prevented any damage. Isn’t it so
reassuring to know that there are people who will keep an eye on your stuff
while you are out. Dave, on site B9/10 Bellarine Bayside, 25th
March, thank you.
I love
seeing posts on all the caravanning and camping pages, where people are so
willing to offer support and ideas. This is what caravanning and camping life should be about , help and support to other travellers.
Life is about constantly learning and in turn this allows us to be able to share our new found knowledge.
Happy and safe travelling everyone.
Beautiful area
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is a beautiful area. I never get tired of heading down that way
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